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The Kingdom of Libya (Arabic: المملكة الليبية, romanized: Al-Mamlakah Al-Lībiyya, lit. 'Libyan Kingdom'; Italian: Regno di Libia), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa that came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a bloodless coup d'état on 1 September 1969.
Libyan emigrants to the United States (11 P) Pages in category "American people of Libyan descent" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Idris I of Libya (1890–1983), King of Libya (1951–1969). Umar Mihayshi (died 1984), Libyan army officer; Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), Libyan leader (1969–2011). Mustafa Abdul Jalil (born 1952), former Minister of Justice, and President of the National Transitional Council (5 March 2011 – 8 August 2012) Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani
For two short periods (1911–1922 and 1955–1958), King Idris kept two wives, marrying his fifth wife with a view to providing a direct heir. King Idris fathered five sons and one daughter, none of whom survived childhood. He and Fatima adopted a daughter, Suleima, an Algerian orphan, who survived them.
King of Spain (Under the regency of Maria Christina) 17 May 1886 : 10 December 1898 : Spanish–American War (Treaty of Paris) 28 February 1941 : Dominica: Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 21 April 1926 : 6 February 1952: 3 November 1978: Granted independence by the United Kingdom: 8 September 2022 ...
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
Libyan Americans (Arabic: الليبيون الأمريكيون, romanized: al-Lībīyūn al-Amirīkīyūn) are United States citizens of Libyan descent or Libyan citizens who also have United States (US) citizenship. Most Libyan Americans speak Arabic and English. According to the 2020 Census there were 13,681 Americans who claimed Libyan ...
This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.. Libya has been in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and the foreign military intervention.